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Courtesy History ColoradoA unique traveling museum exhibit uses handmade garments to explore what life was like for women of color through different periods of Colorado history. Artist and historian Chloe Duplessis created 12 Tablecloths as a way to honor the little-known lives of domestic workers in Colorado. -
Photo by Ben Blennerhassett/UnsplashAbout one in five new mothers have struggled with postpartum depression or anxiety. A new study led partly by Colorado researchers says psychedelics could soon be an effective treatment – and that they may be more effective than prescription medication or psychotherapy.
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Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower. Once a week, he gets there by strapping a propeller to his back and taking to the skies of Colorado. -
On her popular TikTok channel last year, a Colorado Springs teacher suggested parents keep their kids home from school during an upcoming one-day teacher strike. That social media post in the fall of 2025 was the start of a yearlong legal saga that led officials in Colorado Springs District 11 to remove Angelica Givler-Viers from her fifth grade classroom. -
Spring freeze and changing climate have strained crucial sources of nutrition for black bears around Colorado. -
Colorado may be leading the way among a small band of optimists who see opportunity for public schools in a new Trump-backed tax credit that others say will spell doom. -
In 2018, Boulder County slapped giant energy companies ExxonMobil and Suncor with a lawsuit arguing they, along with a trade group, knew decades ago that fossil fuels would hurt the environment. This past Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court opened its October term by hearing oral arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County (Docket No. 25-170) -
Denver’s mayor and city council Wednesday announced a “working group” of 26 citizens and experts on data center growth that will make policy recommendations amid a city building moratorium. KUNC's Marty Lenz discussed some specifics of the working group with Colorado Sun's Michael Booth.
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It's time to get out on a hike to see Utah's fall colors pop, but the growing trail trash problem might make it less enjoyable. The best thing you can do to help is set a good example. -
The tribe released two golden eagles in Montana last year. One died in Colorado, likely due to lead poisoning. -
Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming have been slow to fund electric vehicle chargers with federal dollars, while other states in the Mountain West have been more eager. -
Droughts and wet periods in major Western watersheds often happen together, according to new research that shows how water conditions in one area can be closely tied to those hundreds of miles away. -
A recent study from the Desert Research Institute offers a detailed look at how wildfire smoke impacts air quality. -
New federal data shows a wide gap in the amount of carbon pollution produced by electricity generation across the West, reflecting stark differences in how states produce their power.
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